
Okuqukethwe
Kubantu abaningi abahamba ngezinyawo, ukukhetha isikhwama sokuqwala izintaba kuzwakala kulula ngokukhohlisa. Amashalofu agcwele amaphekhi abukeka ngendlela efanayo, izithombe eziku-inthanethi zibonisa abantu abamomothekayo emizileni yasezintabeni, futhi ukucaciswa kuvame ukubila kube izinombolo ezimbalwa: amalitha, isisindo, nohlobo lwendwangu. Nokho endleleni, ukungakhululeki, ukukhathala, nokungazinzi kwembula iqiniso elibuhlungu—ukukhetha isikhwama sokuhamba ngezinyawo akusona isinqumo sesitayela, kodwa siwubuchwepheshe.
Ezimeni zomhlaba wangempela zokuhamba izintaba, izinkinga eziningi aziveli ezimeni ezimbi kakhulu, kodwa kusukela ekungafanini okuncane phakathi kukabhaka nohambo ngokwalo. Iphekhi elibukeka kahle kakhulu esitolo lingazizwa lijeziswa ngemva kwamahora amane endaweni engalingani. Omunye angase enze kahle ekuhambeni okufushane kodwa abe yisibopho phakathi nezinsuku ezilandelanayo zokuhamba izintaba.
Lesi sihloko siyahlukana amaphutha ajwayelekile uma ukhetha a isikhwama sokuhamba ngezinyawo, hhayi ngokombono wokumaketha, kodwa kusukela kokuhlangenwe nakho kwasensimini, isayensi yezinto ezibonakalayo, kanye ne-biomechanics yabantu. Iphutha ngalinye lihlolwa ngezimo zangempela, imingcele elinganisekayo, nemiphumela yesikhathi eside—ilandelwa izindlela ezingokoqobo zokuyigwema.

Ibonisa ukuthi ukukhetha okulungile kwe-backpack kusekela kanjani ukunethezeka, ukuzinza, nokusebenza kahle ekuhambeni amahora amaningi.
Elinye lamaphutha ajwayelekile ukukhetha isikhwama sokuqwala izintaba ngokusekelwe ekucabangeni okungacacile njengokuthi "okukhudlwana kuphephe kakhudlwana" noma "isikhala esengeziwe singase sibe usizo." Ngokwenza, i-backpack enkulu cishe iholela njalo ukuqoqwa kwesisindo esingadingekile.
Lapho umthamo udlula izidingo zangempela, abaqwali bavame ukugcwalisa isikhala. Ngisho nokwengeziwe 2–3 kg wamagiya angakhuphula ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ngo 10–15% ngosuku olugcwele lokuhamba ngezinyawo. Amaphakethe amakhudlwana abuye ahlale phezulu noma anwebe kude ukusuka ngemuva, agudluze isikhungo samandla adonsela phansi futhi andise ubunzima be-postural.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iphakethe elincane kakhulu liphoqa igiya ngaphandle. Okunamathiselwe kwangaphandle—amaphedi okulala, amajakhethi, noma izinto zokupheka—zakha isisindo sokushintsha. Ukulenga 1.5 kg into ingathunaza ibhalansi ekwehleni nasezindleleni ezinamatshe, yandise ingozi yokuwa.
Ukuhamba kosuku: 18–25L, umthwalo ojwayelekile 4-7 kg
Ukuhamba ebusuku: 28–40L, umthwalo 7-10 kg
Uhambo lwezinsuku ezi-2-3: 40–55L, umthwalo 8-12 kg
Ukukhetha umthamo ngokusekelwe kubude besikhathi sohambo nezimo—hhayi ukuqagela—kuyisisekelo ekukhetheni ubhaka wokuqwala izintaba kwesokudla.
Abathengi abaningi balungisa isisindo esingenalutho se-backpack. Nakuba amaphekhi alula angaba yinzuzo, ukusatshalaliswa kwesisindo kubaluleke ngaphezu kwesisindo esiphelele. Amaphakethe amabili aphethe okufanayo 10 kg umthwalo ungazizwa uhluke kakhulu kuye ngokuthi isisindo sidluliswa kanjani.
Ukudluliswa kwephakethe okuklanywe kahle 60-70% womthwalo ezinqeni. Imiklamo engalungile ishiya amahlombe ethwele iningi lesisindo, okwandisa ukukhathala kwemisipha ye-trapezius nokucindezeleka kwentamo. Ebangeni elide, lokhu kungalingani kusheshisa ukukhathala ngisho nalapho isisindo esiphelele sihlala singashintshile.

Ukubuka okuningiliziwe kwesistimu yokudlulisa umthwalo ohlanganisa amabhande ehlombe, i-sternum strap, nebhande le-hip.
Emiqaqeni ekhuphukayo, ukungasabalali kahle kwemithwalo kuphoqa abaqwala izintaba ukuthi baye phambili ngokwedlulele. Ekwehleni, imithwalo engazinzile inyusa amandla okuthinta amadolo ngokufika 20%, ikakhulukazi lapho isisindo sishintsha ngokungalindelekile.
I-Fabric denier ngokuvamile ayiqondwa kahle. Inayiloni engu-210D ilula futhi ifanele ukuhamba ngezinyawo okusheshayo, kodwa imelana kancane nemihuzuko. 420D inikeza ibhalansi yokuqina nesisindo, ngenkathi 600D ihamba phambili ezimeni ezimazombezombe kodwa yengeza ubuningi.
Ukuqina kufanele kufane nendawo. Izindwangu eziphakeme kakhulu ezindleleni ezikhanyayo zengeza isisindo esingadingekile, kuyilapho izindwangu eziphika kancane ezindaweni ezinamatshe ziwohloka ngokushesha.
Izembatho ezingenamanzi zingabambezela ukungena kwamanzi, kodwa ngaphandle kokungena komoya ofanele, ukufingqa kwangaphakathi kuyakha. Imiklamo ephefumulayo inciphisa ukuqoqwa komswakama wangaphakathi 30–40% ngesikhathi sokuhamba ngesivinini esiphezulu.
Ukuchayeka kwe-UV okwandisiwe kunganciphisa amandla endwangu eqinile kuze kufike ku-15% ngonyaka ezintweni ezingavikelekile. Abahambi besikhathi eside kufanele bacabangele ukwelashwa kwendwangu kanye nokuminyana kwe-weave, hhayi nje amalebula angangeni manzi.
Ubude be-torso bunquma ukuthi isisindo sihlala kuphi uma kuqhathaniswa nezinqulu. Ukungafani kokulingana 3-4 cm ingahambisa umthwalo phezulu, inganaki ukusebenza kwebhande le-hip.
Ibhande le-hip lihlezi phezulu kakhulu
Izintambo zamahlombe ezithwala ukungezwani okukhulu
Izikhala phakathi kwephaneli yangemuva nomgogodla
Amaphaneli asemuva alungisekayo athatha izinhlobo eziningi zomzimba kodwa angase engeze 200-300 g. Ozimele abalungisiwe balula kodwa badinga usayizi onembile.
Ukujuluka okwedlulele emuva akukona nje ukungakhululeki—kwandisa ingozi yokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni nokulahlekelwa amandla. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukungakhululeki okushisayo kungakhuphula ukuzikhandla okucatshangwayo 8–12%.
I-Mesh ithuthukisa ukuhamba komoya kodwa icindezela ngaphansi kwemithwalo esindayo. Iziteshi zomoya ezakhiwe zigcina umoya omncane ngaphansi 10+ kg imithwalo, enikeza ukusebenza okungaguquki.
Isimo sezulu esinomswakama: beka phambili ukugeleza komoya
Ukushisa okomile: ibhalansi yokukhipha umoya kanye nokuvikela ilanga
Izindawo ezibandayo: ukungena komoya ngokweqile kungakhuphula ukulahlekelwa ukushisa
Amaphakethe abekwe kabi aphoqa abaqwali ukuthi bame njalo. Iziphazamiso zinciphisa isigqi sokuqwala izintaba futhi zikhulise ukunqwabelana kokukhathala.
Uthuli, isihlabathi, namazinga okushisa abandayo kusheshisa ukugqokwa kweziphu. Ukuhlanza okuvamile kunganweba impilo yeziphu ngo 30–50%.
Okunamathiselwe kwangaphandle kufanele kuzinze futhi kulingane. Okunamathiselwe okungalinganisiwe kukhulisa ukuzungeza kwezinhlangothi, ikakhulukazi endaweni engalingani.
Ukuhlolwa kwesitolo semizuzu engu-15 akukwazi ukuphinda a 6-8 amahora usuku lokuqwala izintaba. Amaphuzu okucindezela azizwa emancane kusenesikhathi angakwazi ukuwohloka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukulungiswa kwebhande njalo kwandisa izindleko zamandla. Ngisho nokulungiswa okuncane okuphindaphindiwe izikhathi ezingamakhulu ngosuku kwengeza ukukhathala okulinganisekayo.
Ekuhambeni kwezinsuku eziningi, inhlanganisela yokungakhululeki. Okuzwakala kulawuleka ngosuku lokuqala kungase kube into ekhawulelayo ngosuku lwesithathu.
Ojosaka besimanje bokuqwala izintaba bathembela kakhulu ekwenziweni kwemodeli ye-ergonomic, ukulingiswa kwemephu yokulayisha, nokuhlolwa kwenkundla. Okuthrendayo kuhlanganisa ozimele abalula abanokudluliswa komthwalo okuthuthukisiwe, ukugcinwa kwemodular, kanye nemixube yendwangu esimama kakhudlwana.
Izinto zegiya langaphandle kufanele zihlangabezane nezindinganiso zokuphepha nokuhlala isikhathi eside. Ukumelana nemihuzuko, ukuphepha kwamakhemikhali, nokuhlolwa kobuqotho besakhiwo kuvikela abasebenzisi ekuhlulekeni ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Cabangela ibanga, umthwalo, indawo, nesimo sezulu ndawonye—hhayi ngokwehlukana.
Layisha iphekhi nge isisindo segiya langempela
Hamba emigudwini nasezitebhisini
Lungisa ibhalansi yomthwalo we-hip nehlombe
Ezinye izinkinga ziyalungiseka ngokulungiswa; ezinye zidinga umklamo wephakethe ohlukile.
Isikhwama sokugibela izintaba sithinta ngqo ukuzinza, ukukhathala, nokuphepha. Ukugwema amaphutha avamile kuguqula ukuhamba ngezinyawo kusuka ekulawuleni ukubekezela kuya ekunyakazeni okuphumelelayo.
Ukukhetha okulungile usayizi we-backpack yokuhamba ngezinyawo kuya ngobude bohambo, isisindo somthwalo, nesimo sezwe kunokuncamela umuntu yedwa.
Isikhwama esilula asihlali singcono uma siyekethisa ukusatshalaliswa komthwalo kanye nokwesekwa.
Ukulingana okufanele kunciphisa kakhulu ukukhathala futhi kuthuthukisa ukuzinza emabangeni amade.
Inketho yezinto ezibonakalayo kufanele ilinganise ukuqina, isisindo, nokusebenza okuhambisana nesimo sezulu.
Yebo, ibhalansi yomthwalo ephansi kanye nokungazinzi kungakhuphula ukuqina kwamalunga kanye nengozi yokuwa.
Ukusatshalaliswa komthwalo kabhaka kanye nokuhamba kwabantu, u-J. Knapik, ucwaningo lwe-Military Ergonomics
I-Biomechanics of Load Carriage, R. Bastien, Ijenali ye-Applied Physiology
Ukuhlola Ukuqina Kwempahla Yangaphandle, IKomidi Lezobuchwepheshe le-ASTM
Ukucindezeleka Okushisayo Nokusebenza Emisebenzini Yangaphandle, Ijenali Yezinto Zomuntu
I-Hiking Injury Risk and Load Management, American Hiking Society
Izifundo Zokuwohloka Kwendwangu ye-UV, I-Textile Research Journal
Izimiso Zokuklama I-Ergonomic Backpack, Ukubuyekezwa Kwedizayini Yezimboni
Ukunqwabelana Kwenqola Nokukhathala, Iqembu Lokucwaninga Ngemithi Yezemidlalo
Ukukhetha isikhwama sokuqwala izintaba ngokuvamile kuthathwa njengento ethandwayo, kodwa ulwazi lwasensimini lubonisa ukuthi ngokuyinhloko kuyisinqumo sesistimu esibandakanya i-biomechanics, izinto zokwakha, nezimo zokusebenzisa. Amaphutha amaningi okukhetha awenzi ngenxa yokuthi abaqwali bezintaba abazinaki izicaciso, kodwa ngoba abaqondi ukuthi lezo zincazelo zisebenzisana kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nendawo.
Amaphutha omthamo akubonisa lokhu ngokucacile. Isikhwama esikhulukazi sikhuthaza ukulayisha ngokweqile, kuyilapho esingaphansi kobukhulu siphoqa okunamathiselwe kwangaphandle okungazinzile. Kuzo zombili izimo, umphumela ukungasebenzi kahle kwesisindo kunokulungela. Ngokufanayo, ukugxila esisindweni se-backpack esiphelele ngaphandle kokucabangela ukudluliswa komthwalo kunganaki ukuthi ukusekelwa kwe-hip kanye nesakhiwo sohlaka kuthonya kanjani ukunqwabelana kokukhathala ngesikhathi sokuhamba isikhathi eside.
Ukukhetha impahla kulandela iphethini efanayo. Izindwangu zokuphika izinto eziphakeme, okokuvikela amanzi, kanye nezinhlelo zokungenisa umoya ngakunye kuxazulula izinkinga ezithile, kodwa azikho ezilungele umhlaba wonke. Ukusebenza kwabo kuncike esimweni sezulu, ukubizeka kwezwe, kanye nobude bohambo. Ukungaqondi kahle phakathi kwezinto ezibonakalayo nezimo zokusetshenziswa kwangempela ngokuvamile kuholela ekugugeni ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ukunqwabelana komswakama, noma isisindo esingadingekile.
Amaphutha ahlobene ne-Fit aqhubeka enza lezi zinkinga. Ubude be-Torso, ukuma kwebhande le-hip, nejometri yebhande kuthinta ngokuqondile ibhalansi nokuma, ikakhulukazi endaweni engalingani. Ngisho nokungahambi kahle okuncane kungasusa umthwalo kude nezakhiwo eziqine kakhulu zokusekela zomzimba, okwandisa izindleko zamandla kanye nokungakhululeki ezinsukwini ezilandelanayo.
Ngokombono wemboni, idizayini yezikhwama zokugibela intaba iqondiswa ngokuqhubekayo ukumodela kwe-ergonomic, ukuhlolwa kwenkambu yesikhathi eside, nokuthuthukiswa okuqhutshwa yidatha kunezitayela zobuhle zodwa. Lolu shintsho lubonisa ukuqonda okubanzi ukuthi ukusebenza kukajosaka kumele kuhlolwe amahora nezinsuku, hhayi amaminithi.
Ekugcineni, ukugwema amaphutha avamile okukhetha izikhwama zokugibela izintaba kudinga ukuhlela kabusha isinqumo: hhayi “Isiphi isikhwama esibukeka silungile?” kodwa “Iluphi uhlelo olusekela kangcono umzimba wami, umthwalo, nendawo ezungezile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi?” Uma lo mbono usetshenziswa, ukunethezeka, ukusebenza kahle, nokuphepha kuyathuthuka ndawonye kunokuba kuqhudelane.
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